Jeep, ambulance collide in McHenry

Four people were hurt when an ambulance and a Jeep Cherokee crashed head-on Thursday near Northern Illinois Medical Center in McHenry.

The two paramedics from Nunda Township Fire District were treated and released at the hospital, according to the fire district. The ambulance patient and the SUV driver were treated at the hospital.

The crash happened at 4:35 p.m. at 2002 S. Route 31, near Prime Parkway.

The accident report was not complete as of 10:30 Thursday night. However, a sheriff's spokesman said that a Jessica M. Lamkin, age and address not available, was driving southbound on Route 31, which is two lanes wide in that area. Witnesses told police that while other traffic pulled to the right to let the northbound ambulance pass, Lamkin did not pull over. Lamkin told police that her vehicle hydroplaned on wet pavement. She was given traffic citations, but the specific charges were not available Thursday night, the spokesman said.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Department is investigating.